{"id":7327,"date":"2020-03-31T14:35:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T09:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=7327"},"modified":"2020-03-31T14:35:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-31T09:05:15","slug":"sections-269-and-270-ipc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/sections-269-and-270-ipc\/","title":{"rendered":"Sections 269 and 270 IPC"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Relevance: Polity: Governance<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2022 During the coronavirus outbreak, penal provisions, such as Sections 269 and 270 of the IPC, are being invoked to enforce the lockdown orders in various states. Sections 269 and 270 have been used to book persons defying quarantine orders for containing the spread of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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\u2022 Sections 269 and 270 of the IPC come under Chapter XIV of the Indian Penal Code\u2013 \u2018Of Offences Affecting The Public Health, Safety, Convenience, Decency and Morals\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Sections 269 (negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) provides for a jail term of six months and\/or fine.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Section 270 (malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) provides for a jail term of two years and\/or fine. In Section 270, the word \u2018malignantly\u2019 indicates indicates a deliberate intention on the part of the accused.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Both Sections have been used for over a century to punish those disobeying orders issued for containing epidemics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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